Isaiah Berlin: A LifeIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. |
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Page 38
... never told anybody my troubles . I never had many troubles to tell and , not having them to tell , they evaporated . ' If this sounds like a defence of the uses of repression , he was quick to admit it was . Mother and son may never ...
... never told anybody my troubles . I never had many troubles to tell and , not having them to tell , they evaporated . ' If this sounds like a defence of the uses of repression , he was quick to admit it was . Mother and son may never ...
Page 39
... never be completely at home in England . After they moved to Hollycroft Avenue , Hampstead , in 1928 , she became chairwoman of the Brondesbury Zionist society , which she dominated totally . All her life she sent her son motherly ...
... never be completely at home in England . After they moved to Hollycroft Avenue , Hampstead , in 1928 , she became chairwoman of the Brondesbury Zionist society , which she dominated totally . All her life she sent her son motherly ...
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... never been able to force himself to become : methodical , even pedantic , as he cheerfully admitted himself ; an indefatigable bloodhound on the trail of unsourced or inaccurate quotations . There were plenty of these littered about ...
... never been able to force himself to become : methodical , even pedantic , as he cheerfully admitted himself ; an indefatigable bloodhound on the trail of unsourced or inaccurate quotations . There were plenty of these littered about ...
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